The Women's Finance Exchange: Banking the Female Economy 12 August 2021 via Zoom The Women’s Finance Exchange (WFX) is a new ADB initiative to support financial institutions and their women borrowers through innovative tech-enabled solutions, digital support, and capacity building. Despite global efforts to expand access to finance, women and women’s businesses face challenges in accessing suitable and affordable financial products. Financial institutions often miss out on opportunities to service this growing segment, which has an estimated 1 billion underserved women. The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted women and women’s businesses, and reinforced the importance of a digital economy, which can accelerate gender equality. Program and Learning Materials 12 August 2021 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Opening Session Opening Remarks Ashok Lavasa Suzanne Gaboury Launch of the Women’s Finance Exchange Women’s Finance Exchange This presentation gives an overview of the Women's Finance Exchange, an interactive online platform, through which ADB will communicate and engage… Christine Engstrom Banking the Female Economy: Practitioners Talk Moderator This presentation gives an overview of the Women's Finance Exchange, an interactive online platform, through which ADB will communicate and engage… Samantha Hung Banking the Female Economy: Practitioners Talk Panelists This presentation gives an overview of the Women's Finance Exchange, an interactive online platform, through which ADB will communicate and engage… Rachel Freeman Sucharita Mukherjee Laura Crow Closing Session Closing Remarks This presentation gives an overview of the Women's Finance Exchange, an interactive online platform, through which ADB will communicate and engage… Christine Engstrom Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Event Coordinator/s Sabine Spohn Related Full Agenda Event Flyer ADB Organizer/s Private Sector Operations Department Read Also ADB.org | The Women's Finance Exchange: Banking the Female Economy ADB.org | Women's Finance Exchange ADB.org | Bridging financing gaps for women starts with better data and technology Topics Private Sector Gender Equality Finance